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Ministry of Cooperation
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, the Government of India has taken several steps to strengthen all the cooperative societies of the country
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has taken an important decision to computerize and empower the registrars of all 28 states and 8 union territories, and 1,851 Agriculture and Rural Development Banks  operating in 13 states
On the lines of computerization scheme of all PACS in the country, 1,851 units of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks  of 13 states will be computerized through a national unified software
Offices of Registrar of Cooperatives of all States/Union Territories will also be computerized similar to Central Registrar
Central Project Monitoring Unit  will be established for this scheme, which will work towards the successful implementation of the plan, total estimated expenditure for this scheme will be Rs. 225.09 crore
Implementation of this scheme will enable people to quickly access services provided by the Cooperative Departments of the states and the offices of ARDBs, additionally it will also bring transparency and uniformity in the functioning of these offices, which will make them more efficient and save the time
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, the Government of India has taken several steps to strengthen all the cooperative societies of the country. In this regard, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has taken an important decision to computerize and empower the registrars of all 28 states and 8 union territories, and 1,851 Agriculture and Rural Development Banks  operating in 13 states.
On the lines of computerization scheme of all Primary Agriculture Credit Societies  in the country, a centrally sponsored scheme has been approved for computerization of 1,851 units of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks  of 13 states through a national unified software and computerization of offices of Registrar of Cooperatives of all States/Union Territories similar to Central Registrar.
A Central Project Monitoring Unit  will be established for this scheme, which will work towards the successful implementation of the scheme. The total estimated expenditure for this scheme will be Rs. 225.09 crore.
The implementation of this scheme will not only enable people to quickly access services provided by the Cooperative Departments of the states and the offices of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks  but will also bring transparency and uniformity in the functioning of these offices, which will make them more efficient and save the time.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Price Of Raw Materials
The National Small Industries Corporation Limited  a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  facilitates MSMEs to meet their raw material requirement by making arrangements with bulk manufacturers for procuring the materials and supplying the same to MSMEs. NSIC also provides financial assistance to MSMEs under their Raw Material Assistance  Scheme against bank guarantee for payment to the suppliers. The issue of regular increase in prices of raw materials specifically post Pandemic was regularly taken up by NSIC with the bulk producers. Further, the Government of India has taken several measures to deal with the issue of rise in raw materials including MSME sector, which include:
- To ensure enhanced production and availability of iron ore and steel, steps like reforms in mining and mineral policy early operationalization of forfeited working mines of Odisha by the State/Central PSUs and ramping up production and capacity utilization by steel producers have been taken by the Government.
- In Union Budget 2022-23, Custom Duty exemption on steel scrap has been extended for up to 31st March, 2023 to provide relief to the MSME secondary steel producers. In addition, considering prevailing high prices of steel products, certain anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on steel have been revoked in larger public interest. Also, in order to incentivize domestic manufacturing of umbrellas by MSMEs, customs duty on umbrellas have been raised to 20% and customs duty exemptions available to parts of umbrellas have been withdrawn.
- To give relief to secondary and MSME sector, steel industry engaged in Housing/construction sector, TMT bars below 8 mm have been exempted from the purview of the Quality Control Order, as these are primarily used for non-critical applications.
- Ministry of Steel has also issued clarifications to CPWD, MoRTH etc. that steel produced through various routes of production using iron ore, steel scrap and DRI should be treated at par if the steel produced conforms to the relevant BIS standards.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Finance
Open Essay Writing Competition by Office of Commissioner of Income Tax , Pune
Office of Commissioner of Income Tax , Pune, has organised an Open Essay Writing Competition on 02/10/2022 in commemoration of 75 years of independence. The following topics have been selected for the Essay Competition for the year 2022-2023.
For Class 8th to 10th
- Indian Economy: Challenges and the road ahead
- Contribution of Income Tax in Empowering India
Maximum word limit will be 2000 words.
For Class 11th to 12th
- The evil of Black Money: roadblock in the progress of a nation
- Inimitable Role of Tax Administration in Nation Building
Maximum word limit will be 3000 words
Prize Money:
The prize money for Class 8th to 10th will be as follows. First Prize: Rs.7,500/-, Second Prize: Rs.5,000/-, Third Prize: Rs.3,000/-, 5 Consolation Prizes of Rs.1,000/- each.
The prize money for Class 11th to 12th will be as follows, First Prize: Rs.10,000/-, Second Prize: Rs.7,500/-, Third Prize: Rs.5,000/-, 5 Consolation Prizes of Rs.2,000/- each.
Medium of Competition :
- Marathi or
- English
The essay is expected to be analytical, research based and concise to the topic. The Google form link for the competition will be open for 12 hours on 02/10/2022 from 10.00 AM to 10.00 PM.
Google Forms Link for 8th to 10th std.
https://forms.gle/dotKMhLQZQU2CTHC9
Google Forms Link for 11th to 12th std.
https://forms.gle/Kz9Dvd9DE1JozkcU8
The essay will be evaluated by the Board of Examiners of the o/o Commissioner of Income Tax , Pune. The Commissioner of Income Tax , Pune reserves the right not to award the prize or to reduce the prize amount if the essay is not of suitable quality. The decision of the Commissioner of Income Tax , Pune will be final.
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses gratitude to doctors and nurses on crossing 100 crore vaccinations
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to doctors, nurses and all those who worked on crossing 100 crore vaccinations.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"India scripts history.
We are witnessing the triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians.
Congrats India on crossing 100 crore vaccinations. Gratitude to our doctors, nurses and all those who worked to achieve this feat. #VaccineCentury"
Prime Minister's Office
PM's interaction with ITBP excursion groups of students from Sikkim and Ladakh
53 students from Sikkim and Ladakh, who are part of two ITBP excursion groups visiting different parts of India, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Interacting informally with the Prime Minister, they shared their vision of a prosperous, corruption-free India. The Prime Minister exhorted them to work towards achieving this vision. He also urged students to keep fit, in order to be more productive. In this context, the same significance of Yoga was also discussed.
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of learning, and said there should be a natural inclination to be a learner at all times.
The students showed keen interest in Digital India. Cashless transactions also came up for discussion. The Prime Minister explained how Direct Benefit Transfers are benefiting the common people.
The students mentioned the book "Exam Warriors", written by the Prime Minister, who exhorted them to live their life without undue stress and pressure.
Ministry of Finance
Centre releases Rs. 8923.8 crore to Panchayats in 25 States
Release of grant advanced in view of COVID-19 pandemic
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance,yesterday released an amount of Rs. 8,923.8 crore to 25 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies . The grants are meant for all the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions – village, block and district.
The amount released on Saturday is the first instalment of the ‘Untied Grants’ for the year 2021-22. It may be utilised by the RLBs, among other things, for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, it will augment resources to the three tiers of Panchayats for fighting the contagion. The state-wise amount of the grant released is enclosed.
As per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission, the 1stinstalment of untied grants was to be released to the States in the month of June, 2021. However, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation and at the recommendation of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the Ministry of Finance has decided to release the grant in advance of the normal schedule.
Moreover, the 15thFinance Commission had imposed certain conditions for release of untied grants. The conditions include online availability of accounts of a certain percentage of Rural Local Bodies in the public domain. But taking into consideration the prevailing circumstances, this condition has been waived for release of the first instalment of untied grants.
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State-wise details of 1st instalment of Rural Local Bodies untied grants released for the year 2021-22
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S. No.
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Name of State
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Amount 
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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387.8
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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34
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3
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Assam
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237.2
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4
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Bihar
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741.8
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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215
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6
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Gujarat
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472.4
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7
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Haryana
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187
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8
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Himachal Pradesh
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63.4
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9
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Jharkhand
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249.8
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10
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Karnataka
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475.4
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11
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Kerala
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240.6
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12
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Madhya Pradesh
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588.8
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13
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Maharashtra
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861.4
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14
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Manipur
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26.2
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15
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Mizoram
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13.8
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16
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Odisha
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333.8
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17
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Punjab
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205.2
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18
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Rajasthan
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570.8
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19
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Sikkim
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6.2
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20
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Tamil Nadu
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533.2
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21
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Telangana
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273
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22
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Tripura
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28.2
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23
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Uttar Pradesh
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1441.6
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24
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Uttarakhand
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85
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25
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West Bengal
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652.2
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Total
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8923.8
Prime Minister's Office
PM to inaugurate New Building for National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai tomorrow
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new building for National Museum of Indian Cinema tomorrow on January 19, 2018. He will visit the National Museum, and address the gathering.
The National Museum of Indian Cinema has been set up to showcase the rich cinematic history of India as well as to encapsulate socio-cultural history of India as revealed through evolution of Cinema. It will take the visitors through an absorbing journey of more than a century of Indian Cinema in a story telling mode with the help of visuals and graphics, film clippings, artifacts, publicity materials, interactive exhibits and many more.
Located at Films Division Complex in South Mumbai, it is spread over two buildings, in the historic Gulshan Mahal and New Museum Building.
The New Museum Building consists of four levels: Level 1 – Gandhi & Cinema, Level 2 – Children’s Film Studio, Level 3 – Technology, Creativity and Indian Cinema and Level 4 – Cinema across India. The New Museum Building will also have two Auditoriums, equipped with State-of-the-Art Digital Cinema Projectors and 7.1 surround sound system.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Cheetah Task Force constituted
Task Force to review progress and monitor the adaption and health status of Cheetahs
Cheetah Task Force to suggest and advice on development of tourism infrastructure
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has constituted a Task Force for monitoring Cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh and other suitable designated areas.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority  would facilitate the working of Cheetah Task Force and render all necessary help. The Task Force shall be in-force for a period of two years. This task force may appoint a subcommittee to regularly visit the Cheetah introduction area as and when decided by them.
Cheetah restoration is part of a prototype or model for restoration of original cheetah habitats and their biodiversity. This will help to stem the degradation and rapid loss of biodiversity. Bringing back a top predator restores historic evolutionary balance resulting in cascading effects on various levels of the eco-system. Bringing the cheetah back is expected to have important conservation ramifications. The cheetah has been the evolutionary natural selection force that has shaped the adaptation of high speeds in Indian antelopes and gazelles. By restoring cheetah, we would also be able to save not only its prey base comprising certain threatened species, but also other endangered species of the grasslands / open forest eco-systems, some of which are on the brink of extinction.
The Task Force has been constituted to:
- Review, progress and monitor the health status of Cheetah, upkeep of the quarantine & soft release enclosures, protection status of entire area, adherence to the defined protocols by forest & veterinary officials and advice on Cheetah introduction in India to the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and NTCA on status of Cheetah with respect to overall health, behavior and their upkeep.
- Monitor hunting skills and adaptation of Cheetahs to the habitat of Kuno National Park.
- Monitor release of Cheetah from Quarantine bomas to soft release enclosures and then to grass land and open forest areas.
- Open Cheetah habitat for eco-tourism and suggest regulations in this regard.
- Suggest and advice on development of tourism infrastructure in the fringe areas of Kuno National Park and other Protected Areas.
- Regularly interact with Cheetah mitras and local communities for their awareness raising and also involvement in protection of Cheetahs in particular & area in general.
The members of the Task Force include:
- Principal Secretary , Madhya Pradesh
- Principal Secretary , Madhya Pradesh
- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force, Madhya Pradesh
- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests  & Chief Wildlife Warden, Madhya Pradesh
- Shri Alok Kumar, Retd. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests  & Chief Wildlife Warden, Madhya Pradesh
- Dr. Amit Mallick, Inspector General, NTCA, New Delhi
- Dr. Vishnu Priya, Scientist, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
- Shri Abhilash Khandekar, Member MP SBWL, Bhopal
- Shri Subhoranjan Sen, APCCF- Wildlife – Member Convener
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
1,40,134 Houses Sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in the 45th CSMC
Cumulative No of Houses Sanctioned Under PMAY Now More than 85 Lakh
Uttar Pradesh Gets 54,277 Houses, West Bengal- 26,585, Gujarat- 26,183, Maharashtra -8,499, Assam -9,328, Chhattisgarh -6,507, Rajasthan -4,947 & Haryana -3,808
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of around 1,40,134 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana . The approval was given in the 45thmeeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee held heretoday. The cumulative number of houses sanctioned under PMAY now is 85,11,574.
CSMC considered proposals from 8 States , namely Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal , Gujarat , Maharashtra , Assam , Chhattisgarh , Rajasthan  & Haryana 
A total of 492 projects with a project cost of Rs 6,642 crore with central assistance of Rs 2,102 Crore has been approved in the meeting held under the Chairmanship of ShriDurgaShanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Election Commission
Committee of Officers to examine the matter of PM's Address in light of Model Code of Conduct
The matter related to the address of the Prime Minister to the Nation on electronic media today afternoon has been brought to the notice of the Election Commission of India. The Commission has directed a Committee of Officers to examine the matter immediately in the light of Model Code of Conduct.
Ministry of Education
Webinar on “Competency Based Education and Learning Outcomes” under ShikshakParv Initiative
A webinar on Competency Based Education and Learning Outcomeswas organized by Ministry of Educationunder ShikshakParv Initiative. The session was coordinated by Prof. SunitiSanwal, Head, Department of Elementary Education, NCERT. The experts were Prof. A.K. Rajput, Head Publication Division, NCERT and Mr. SashankaHazarika, National awardee teacher in the year 2017 from Assam. Shikshak Parv is being celebrated by Ministryof Education from 8th September- 25th September, 2020 to felicitate the Teachers and to take New Education Policy 2020 forward.
The concept of Competency Based Education was highlighted by Prof. SunitiSanwal. She said competencyis defined as a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes which are observable and measurable and the knowledge thus acquired can be transferred in the real life situations. She highlightedthat after the constructivist approach, the focus has to shift on the development of core knowledge and 21st century skills which leads to holistic development and prepares the child for lifelong learning.
Learning outcomes are competencies which are textbook free and have been developed curricular area and class-wise, Prof. Suniti said. She informed that NCERT notified Learning outcomes for elementary stage in 2017, for secondary stage in 2019 and the development of learningoutcomes for Senior Secondary stage is in progress. She highlighted that the learning outcomes document provides the curricular expectations for each stage of education, the suggestive pedagogical processes and learning outcomes to the acquired in each curricular area at the end of the year. In addition, for elementary stage, posters for classrooms and brochures for parents have also been developed.
Prof. A.K. Rajputhighlighted that the NEP, 2020 has recommended following points onCompetency Based Education and Learning Outcomes:
1.Shift in the focus of Assessment
2. Assessment to be used for optimizing teaching learning process
3. Mathematics and mathematical thinking, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning to be used,
4. Learning outcomes based examination
5. Teacher training to focus on CBE.
6. Formative and adaptive assessmentincluding assessment“as”, “of”, “for” to be used andlearning to be aligned with the Learning outcomes.
Mr. SashankaHazarika suggested the way forward for competency based education mentioned below:
1. Curriculum Syllabus and teaching material to be presented in an integrated manner.
2. Well planned teacher training to adopt pedagogy for competency based education.
3. Development of parameters and rubrics for assessment
4. Assessment to be based on achievement of competences and learning outcomes.
He also shared that during the COVID- 19 pandemic, how he provided education to children through online mode by developing videos, Whatsapp groups.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary."
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address CREDAI YouthCon -19 tomorrow
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will address the CREDAI YouthCon -19, on 13 February 2019, at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. The event is organized by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India .
The Prime Minister will also visit the exhibition organized by CREDAI.
YouthCon is the annual Youth Conclave of CREDAI, held to bring together the future of the real estate Industry in India.
Established in 1999, CREDAI is the apex body representing real-estate developers from over 200 cities in India.
Ministry of Finance
Manipur becomes the 4th State to complete urban local bodies reforms Additional borrowing permission of Rs.75 crore issued
Additional borrowing permission of Rs.7,481 crore granted so far to 4 States for undertaking urban local bodies reforms
Manipur has become the 4th State in the country to successfully undertake “Urban Local Bodies ” reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance in its letter to the States dated 17th May, 2020. Thus, the State has become eligible to mobilise additional financial resources of Rs.75 crore through Open Market Borrowings. Permission for the same was issued by the Department of Expenditure on 11th January, 2021. Manipur has now joined the three other States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, who have completed this reform. On completion of Urban Local Bodies reform, these four States have been granted additional borrowing permission of Rs.7,481 crore. State wise amount of the additional borrowing permitted is as under:
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Sl.No.
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State
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Amount 
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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2,525
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2.
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Madhya Pradesh
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2,373
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3.
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Manipur
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75
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4.
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Telangana
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2,508
Reforms in the Urban Local Bodies and the urban utilities reforms are aimed at financial strenghtening of ULBs in the States and to enable them to provide better public health and sanitation services. Economically rejuvenated ULBs will also be able to create good civic infrastructure.
The reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure to achieve these objectives are:
 The State will notify  floor rates of property tax in ULBs which are in consonance with the prevailing circle rates  and  floor rates of user charges in respect of the provision of water-supply, drainage and sewerage which reflect current costs/ past inflation.
 The State will put in place a system of periodic increase in floor rates of property tax/ user charges in line with price increases.
In view of the resource requirement to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India had on 17th May, 2020 enhanced the borrowing limit of the States by 2 percent of their Gross States Domestic Product . Half of this special dispensation was linked to undertaking citizen centric reforms by the States. The States get permission to raise additional funds equivalent to 0.25 percent of GSDP on completion of reforms in each sector. The four citizen centric areas identified for reforms were  Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card System,  Ease of doing business reform,  Urban Local body/ utility reforms and  Power Sector reforms.
So far 10 States have implemented the One Nation One Ration Card System, 7 States have done ease of doing business reforms, and 4 States have done local body reforms. Total additional borrowing permission issued so far to the States who have done the refoms stands at Rs.54,265 crore.